Budapest

Tourism

Serbia attracts 55% of FDI into W. Balkans

Gross federal direct investment into Serbia totaled a record EUR 3.8 billion in 2019; in the past two years, Serbia...

Tourism

Croatia jobless rate drops in January

Croatia’s registered unemployment rate rose to 8.4% in January, from 7.9% at the end of December, the Croatian Bureau of...

Sights

More Poles decide to work longer

Growing numbers of Poles are deciding to work longer despite reaching retirement age as every additional year of work means...

Food

Farmgate prices rise 4.6% in December

Farmgate prices in Hungary rose 4.6% year-on-year in December, state news wire MTI says, citing the latest data from the...

Food

Households waste HUF 50,000 in food annually

Lots of food goes into the trash, and more than half of the waste is accounted for by households, says...

Music

Trupa Trupa and the Hidden Treasures of Szeged

It so happens that fate took me to Szeged. I’m not complaining, but I did feel at first that the...

In Hungary

Cordia planning to buy the remaining 34.34% of Polnord

Cordia International Ingatlanfejlesztő Zrt. announced a public tender offer on February 14 to buy the remaining approximately 34.34% of the...

History

Average MP wealth grew more than 600% since 2010

The average financial wealth of a Member sitting in parliament since 2010 has increased from HUF 3.1 million to HUF...

Awards

WTS Klient launches new business line

In January 2020, WTS Klient launched a new business line called WTS Klient Business Automation Kft., led by economist and...

Awards

SAP Hungary appoints new sector heads

SAP Hungary announced the appointment of two new sector heads, with Béla Takács becoming the companyʼs financial services industry (FSI)...

Food

Croatia real GDP growth slows in Q4, c.bank says

The available monthly indicators suggest that Croatia’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth slowed in the fourth quarter of 2019,...

Conferences

Hungary to extend USD 50 mln in tied aid to Rwanda

Hungary will extend USD 50 million in tied aid to Rwanda, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said...

In Hungary

Coca-Cola Hungary announces lighter cans, bottles

Coca-Cola Hungary announced reducing the weight of its aluminum cans by 13% and its PET bottles by 4% this year,...

Drinks

Furmint February Fever at Home and Abroad

Furmint February has become a favorite fixture on the Hungarian tasting scene, with the centerpiece Budapest tasting backed up by...

Awards

Inclusive, Authentic, Challenging and Ready to Change: The DNA of an Award-winning CEO

We asked BlackRock’s Melanie Seymour, the 2020 BBJ Expat CEO of the Year, to reflect on what winning the award...

History

Grandfathers and Revolutions: The Film Hungarian-Australians Tried to Ban

With the approach of the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, Australian filmmaker Peter Hegedüs says his documentary on...

Social

Annual Bonfire Night Charity Celebration Returns Nov. 5

The team behind expat portal XpatLoop.com will host its annual Bonfire Night charity fundraiser Thursday, Nov. 5, combining an evening...

Hotels

Creating Value by Pairing Hotel Character with an International Brand

The Hotel Erzsébet has been renovated and relaunched as the Hotel Erzsébet City Center Budapest, a member of Radisson Individuals,...

Budapest

MGYOSZ Backs Preparations for Budapest 2036 Olympics Bid

The Confederation of Hungarian Employers and Industrialists (MGYOSZ) has endorsed preparations for a Budapest bid to host the 2036 Summer...

Art

What János Bródy Means to Hungarians

For János Bródy, who turned 80 this year, 2026 has been momentous. On April 10, he was one of more...

Budapest’s Castle District Proposes Short-Term Rental Ban From 2028

Budapest’s District I council has published a draft decree that would ban short-term rentals in the Buda Castle area from...

Holdvölgy Wines Win Three Gold Medals at Concours Mondial de Bruxelles

Tokaj wine estate Holdvölgy has won three gold medals at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles competition in Thuir, France, according...

Hungary Marks 70th Anniversary of 1956 Revolution With Nationwide Commemorations

Commemorations marking the 70th anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 revolution and fight for freedom will take place nationwide and abroad Oct....

Genomate Health Wins BE100 Award, Selected for GBP 100,000 Investment

Genomate Health, which conducts Hungarian research and clinical operations through Oncompass Medicine, has won the BE100 Health & Wellness category...

Energy Efficiency and Financing Shape Construction Industry’s Future

Energy efficiency, access to financing and closer cooperation will be critical to the construction industry’s prospects, speakers told HAD Group’s...

Grandfathers and Revolutions: The Film Hungarian-Australians Tried to Ban

With the approach of the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, Australian filmmaker Peter Hegedüs says his documentary on...

Annual Bonfire Night Charity Celebration Returns Nov. 5

The team behind expat portal XpatLoop.com will host its annual Bonfire Night charity fundraiser Thursday, Nov. 5, combining an evening...

Budapest Mayor Announces ‘Wave of Development Projects’

A “wave of development projects” will begin in Budapest soon, Mayor Gergely Karácsony said this week. Investments will proceed with...

Creating Value by Pairing Hotel Character with an International Brand

The Hotel Erzsébet has been renovated and relaunched as the Hotel Erzsébet City Center Budapest, a member of Radisson Individuals,...

Budapest Reaches 100 Short CAF Trams as Fleet Expansion Continues

Budapest’s 100th short CAF tram has entered service, marking a milestone in the capital’s fleet renewal program, the Budapest Transport...

Margrethe Vestager to Deliver Keynote at ABSL Forum in Budapest

Margrethe Vestager, former European Commission Executive Vice President and EU Competition Commissioner, will deliver a keynote at the ABSL Forum...

MGYOSZ Backs Preparations for Budapest 2036 Olympics Bid

The Confederation of Hungarian Employers and Industrialists (MGYOSZ) has endorsed preparations for a Budapest bid to host the 2036 Summer...

Pizza Hut to Expand Hungarian Network to 31 Restaurants

Pizza Hut plans to open restaurants in Nagykanizsa and Budapest in 2027, expanding its Hungarian network to 31 locations, local...

Budapest Hotels Outperform Regional Rivals Despite Lower Guest Numbers

Budapest’s hotels delivered some of the strongest results in CEE, posting an 81.3% occupancy rate, and leading the region with...

What János Bródy Means to Hungarians

For János Bródy, who turned 80 this year, 2026 has been momentous. On April 10, he was one of more...